| No. 20 – Memphis Showboats | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 7, 1995 Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | North (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| College: | UConn |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca | |
Vontae Diggs (born November 7, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Connecticut.
Diggs grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, and went to Downers Grove North High School.[1]
Diggs played all 48 games for the UConn Huskies in his collegiate career. Diggs tallied 77 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss[2] in his senior season.
He tried out with the Washington Redskins after graduating from the University of Connecticut.[3]
Diggs has played in five different football leagues, including the AAF and Arena Football League. Most notably, Diggs spent two years with the Edmonton Elks in the Canadian Football League where he won the team's "Most Outstanding Rookie" award in 2019.[4] He was released by the Eskimos in 2020 and signed with the Toronto Argonauts. In October 2021 he was released by the Argonauts.[5]
Diggs re-signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL on September 28, 2023.[6] The Breakers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[7] He was selected by the Memphis Showboats during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 5, 2024.[8]